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Facilities Vendor Directory | FOCUS
https://focusdc.org/real-estate-council
Developer, Non-Profit Lender, Real Estate Council. Charter Schools Development Corporation. Developer, Non-Profit Lender, Real Estate Council. General Contractor, Real Estate Council. General Contractor, Real Estate Council. Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. Architect, Interior Design, Landscaping, Planner, Real Estate Council. Jair Lynch Development Partners. General Contractor, Real Estate Council. Legal, Real Estate Council. Construction Mgr, General Contractor, Real Estate Council. Legal, Real Estate Council.
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data | FocusDC
http://www.focusdc.org/data
FOCUS is one of the few organizations in the District that collects, analyzes, and reports annual performance information on all public schools—charter and traditional. Our online data center is a unique and valuable resource for everyone concerned with school quality, from the public and the media to policy makers and public charter school leaders. 2010 FOCUS 1436 U Street NW, #204, Washington, DC 20009 202.387.0405 www.focusdc.org.
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Consulting | FocusDC
http://www.focusdc.org/consulting
Assessment analysis including: subgroup performance, correlations, classroom level performance. Results shared in charts, graphs, and written reports as requested. Quick turn-around and end of year options available. Data Cleaning and Storage. Clean current data, create master data roster, provide school with business practices and templates to manage school level data in the future. Work with schools to identify data to include in annual report, conduct analysis and design visualizations and write ups.
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School Services | FocusDC
http://www.focusdc.org/school-services
As part of its mission to strengthen quality in the public charter school sector, FOCUS provides a range of supports for schools at every stage of development, from founding groups looking for more information about starting a charter school to high-performing schools thinking about how to serve more students. To provide technical support to schools, we offer cohort-based training, individual workshops and workshop series, and consulting hours, along with other resources. Data Handbook - Coming Soon.
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Advocacy | FocusDC
http://www.focusdc.org/advocacy
FOCUS has been the principal advocate for Washington, DC’s public charter schools since before the first two schools opened in 1996. We helped get DC’s strong charter school law passed and over the years we’ve organized the public charter schools and their supporters to ensure that the government abides by the law. FOCUS’s advocacy staff continues to work tirelessly to ensure that the road is kept clear for the continued advancement and success of the charter school movement in DC. Bull; OSSE Regulations.
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Data Internship | FocusDC
http://www.focusdc.org/data-internship
The FOCUS School Data Intern Program provides DC charter schools with trained, part-time interns during the school year to support data projects. The 2016-2017 application period for schools has closed. School applications for the 2017-2018 School Data Intern Program will be available in May 2017. For more information contact Anne Herr at aherr@focusdc.org. Information for prospective interns:. To apply, download the 2016-2017 Data Internship Application. And send to dataintern@focusdc.org.
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Autonomy | FocusDC
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DC’s strong public charter school law, the D.C. School Reform Act of 1995. More than any other factor, it is the DC charters’ broad autonomy that has led to their success. At present, 44% of all DC public school students attend charters and thousands are on waiting lists. This enormous popularity is understandable: charter students outperform their school system peers. On the DC CAS and charter school graduation rates. Are dramatically higher as well.
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Equitable Funding and Services | FocusDC
http://www.focusdc.org/funding
Equitable Funding and Services. Equitable Funding and Services. The DC. School Reform Act of 1995,. DC’s charter school law, requires that all public school operating funding be distributed to DCPS and the individual public charter schools on a uniform per-student basis. In spite of this, DCPS annually receives tens of millions of dollars. 2010 FOCUS 1436 U Street NW, #204, Washington, DC 20009 202.387.0405 www.focusdc.org.
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PARCC Transition | FocusDC
http://www.focusdc.org/parcc-transition
In partnership with FOCUS, DC education consultant Josh Boots (Empower K12) has used NWEA MAP data to link DC CAS proficiency levels with future PARCC scores. For more information about the data tool, available to all charter schools, that can help schools translate spring MAP data into PARCC projections, and/or translate 2014 DC CAS data into PARCC equivalents. 2010 FOCUS 1436 U Street NW, #204, Washington, DC 20009 202.387.0405 www.focusdc.org.
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Workshops | FocusDC
http://www.focusdc.org/workshops
Employment and Labor Law. E-rate and Technology Plan. Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 08:30. Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 09:00. FOCUS School Design Workshop Series - Fall 2016. Employment and Labor Law, School Governance, Facilities, Special Education, English Language Learners, Performance Management, Curriculum and Instruction. Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 08:30. Employment and Labor Law. Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 17:00. Friday, January 20, 2017 - 08:30.
